The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the veteran's lumbar facet disease and lumbosacral spondylolisthesis, effective September 1, 1994.
The deciding factor: The veteran's low back disability was found to be secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar facet disease, lumbosacral spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0531234
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal because it was not timely filed, and no good cause for delay was provided.
- Granted
The Veteran's back disability was rated at 40 percent from October 20, 1981 to October 28, 2011. Effective May 10, 2008, the Veteran is granted a TDIU.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbosacral spondylolisthesis was evaluated at a 10 percent disability rating, as the evidence did not meet criteria for higher ratings. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms and range of motion were consistent with a 10 percent rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral spondylolisthesis and spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine have been granted a compensable initial rating (10%) effective May 13, 2011.
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